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  1. Navy Nurse Sea/Shore Lengths, etc.

    vinstafa replied to youreupsidedown's topic in Government, Military

    CONUS orders are 3 years accompanied or unaccompanied. OCONUS are 2 years unaccompanied/3 years accompanied. Operational tours (Field Med with Marines/Ship's Nurse/FST) all 2 years regardless of...

  2. Active Duty Navy Direct Accession FY 2017

    vinstafa replied to DiscGolfNurse's topic in Government, Military

    Try and get certified in whatever area you want to be in before you commission, even if it's not in your package. The recruiter makes it seem easy to just get into the ICU. It's not like that. Often...

  3. Negotiating with Detailers Navy nursing

    vinstafa replied to MissIllCrisis's topic in Government, Military

    Ask for whatever you want; if you don't ask, you don't get. The worst they can say is

  4. Negotiating with Detailers Navy nursing

    vinstafa replied to MissIllCrisis's topic in Government, Military

    If you're credentialed as a 1945, the Navy is bringing you into be a 1945. The whole point of being a DA is to get civilian trained nurses streamlined to working in speciality areas (ED, ICU, OR). Is...

  5. Looking for active duty navy nurse....

    vinstafa replied to Fitz31's topic in Government, Military

    You'd commission as O-1E, depending on your enlisted time. 1. Your experience would count towards creditentialing as a 1960K, critical care experience with CCRN, but you wouldn't get additional rank...

  6. Navy FY 17

    vinstafa replied to spyforte's topic in Government, Military

    This link says 2014, but the totals are the same for CCRN. You can't double dip, no isp and accession bonus....

  7. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure how the military housing works. All the officers I know in SD either own or rent

  8. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    I'm an East Coast cat, so as far as SD I can't help out. Anything else Navy related I

  9. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    Getting there on the 10th is fine. You'll check in at the quarterdeck and get your room assignment. You should be free all day Sunday until 1600ish. What at duty station are you going to

  10. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    3rd week at

  11. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    So Bethesda has the largest number of ICU beds between the SICU and MICU, I want to say it's over

  12. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    I meant Camp Lejeune, not Camp

  13. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    If you wait until April, your options might change. Everyone of those places has its own benefit, depending on what you want for your career and your family. If you want to be close to big cities,...

  14. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    charlieg, you do not have to have your CCRN to be credentialed as a critical care nurse. Unless something changed within the last 12 months, but it hasn't. You may need to produce paperwork showing...

  15. Best way to be Navy nurse

    vinstafa replied to Kellcat's topic in Government, Military

    GPA isn't the end all be all for deciding your acceptance into the Nurse Corps. My GPA wasn't great and I got accepted first look, so don't think because you didn't have a 4.0 you won't be accepted....

  16. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    So if you really want to work in the ICU and not get sent to the floor at your first duty station, make sure your recruiter gets you creditentialed as a 1960. The recruiter should know who to contact...

  17. Navy Nurse Corps 1st duty station

    vinstafa replied to ERmurse86's topic in Government, Military

    1945 for ER and if you pass your CEN, make sure all that paperwork is in your package and you should be a 1945K. 19xx is the SSC and the letter indicates years of experience or nationally

  18. Navy Nurse Corps 1st duty station

    vinstafa replied to ERmurse86's topic in Government, Military

    Since you are prior (even though Army) you probably already know, the needs of the military (in this case, the Navy) comes first; however, with prior experience as a RN comes with perks. If selected,...

  19. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    It's the new FY, they will most likely meet in

  20. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    Being persistent is key to making sure your package makes it to that first board. With the numbers being as small as they are for each speciality, one board is all they need to meet the quotas for the...

  21. Active duty navy fy 2016

    vinstafa replied to abautista88's topic in Government, Military

    Having your CCRN will definitely make you standout. If you are neck and neck with another applicant, it becomes a "deselection" board, and if you're certified, the decision will side in your favor. As...

  22. ODS Questions

    vinstafa replied to izzycatswimRN's topic in Government, Military

    It's going to differ depending on your class officer and chief. You will get a gouge sheet with the creed, anchors aweigh, general orders, code of conduct, mission of the navy, navy ethoes, 15...

  23. Navy Active Duty FY15

    vinstafa replied to NavyNurseCorpsPM1's topic in Government, Military

    Good news! Be happy you aren't coming in the winter. Having to shovel snow for 24 hours is no fun, especially with sustained winds of 50+mph. On the bright side, we did get off class for two days and...

  24. Navy Active Duty FY15

    vinstafa replied to NavyNurseCorpsPM1's topic in Government, Military

    Officially, 12/2, I was told I was selected. A day later I was told I was being selected without the budget approved, and was told by my recruiter I should hear from the detailer within a few weeks....

  25. Navy Active Duty FY15

    vinstafa replied to NavyNurseCorpsPM1's topic in Government, Military

    I am scheduled to go to the January 11 ODS. A few positions are being taken without a budget approval yet. I think they are taking people in